The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more accessible, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday.
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The National Park Service, which manages the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, said it will close the monument on Oct. 28, after the 125th anniversary of its dedication.
It will be closed the following day, and workers from Joseph A. Natoli Construction Corp., of Pine Brook, N.J., will install “code-compliant” stairways and upgrade electrical and fire suppression systems, elevators and bathrooms.
“But I’ve gotta go to the bathroom NOW!”
“Just cross your legs harder. NPS says it’ll re-open her any day now.”
Maybe they are going to put her in a Burka?
I already feel safer some how….
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